Every year, millions of Americans choose to hop on e-bikes because of their affordability, convenience and speed. Motorcycles can take you farther, faster, and have been around longer; so has their dangerous reputation. When you look at the numbers, which is actually more dangerous? Teo explains to Clare what the data says about the unique and shared risks of the two rides.

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Sources in this episode:

• Safety and Injury Prevention Statement, American College of Surgeons, 2025 
• Bike helmet protects a young boy’s brain, UW Medicine, 2025
• Electric Bicycle Injuries and Hospitalizations, JAMA Surgery, 2024
• National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, 2024
• Bicycle Injury at UW Medicine, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2024 
• Exploring Electric Bicycle Safety Performance Data and Policy Options for California, San Jose State University, 2025
• E-Bikes are vehicles, not toys: What parents need to know, Utah Department of Public Safety, 2026
• Select Risk Factors Associated with Causes of Motorcycle Crashs, National Transportation Safety Board, 2018
• Micromobility: Data Challenges Associated with Assessing the Prevalence and Risk of Electric Scooter and Electric Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries, National Transportation Safety Board, 2022 
• Traffic Safety Facts: Motorcycles, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2025 
• Traffic Safety Facts: Pedalcycles, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2025 
• Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024
• Injury patterns and safety implications for electric bikes compared to mopeds in the United States, Traffic Injury Prevention, 2025
• Interview: Stephen J. Mooney, Ph.D., University of Washington Department of Epidemiology, 2026